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Weslake A80

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Weslake
Type Opposed-piston two-stroke diesel aero engine
National origin UK
Manufacturer Weslake

The Weslake A80 is a liquid cooled, two-stroke, opposed piston, 1332 cc Diesel aircraft engine, produced by Weslake.[1][2]

Design and development

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This opposed piston aero-engine appears superficially similar to a true flat-four "boxer" engine, but is actually significantly different. It has two ported cylinders with a crankshaft at each end and four pistons in total. This engine is similar to the prototype Diesel Air engine, which was built for Diesel Air[3] by Weslake, but which has to date failed to reach volume production.

Each crankshaft is linked by an idler gear to a centre shaft.[4]

Applications

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  • none to date

Specifications

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Reference: Coulson[5]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

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Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ Weslake factsheet August 2104
  2. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. ^ "Diesel Air Limited". dair.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Weslake - Pully/Ring Gear Carrier". weslake.eu. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ^ Thomas Coulson. "Weslake.eu". weslake.eu. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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